Proposal

Our son who is posted in Washington state with the Army made a trip home on a four day leave to "tie up some loose ends". He called us before he left and told us that he intended to ask his girlfriend to marry him.

I guess his mother raised him properly because he told me that he was about to call his girl's father to ask for her hand in marriage. I was quick to add the comment that he shouldn't ask for her hand in marriage - that's pretty old school. I said tell him that you intend to ask his daughter to marry you and that you want to ask for his blessing. More likely to go your way I said.

He flew into Minneapolis - we live in Minnesota - and had his girl pick him up at the airport. She attends a state college in the north west part of the state.

He told us he propsed to her under the stars on the shore of Lake Harriet in the Twin Cities after she picked him up. The lights of Minneapolis reflecting off the water. (He gets it from me - the knack for the dramatic.)

My wife and I had some free time and decided to join the newly engaged couple in the city of Fargo ND - take them out to eat and celebrate. It was a fantastic couple of days and they ended way to fast.